South Korea's conservatives made another about-face on Saturday and reinstated their nominee, just hours after dropping him and reopening the nomination process as the divided party struggled for unity to challenge the liberal frontrunner in a presidential election four weeks away.

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Members of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) have voted down a motion to replace the party's presidential candidate, Kim Moon-soo, with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, officials said Sunday, ending a weeklong dispute over a unified candidacy.